Origin London Labels 4AD Website sohnmusic.com | Name Christopher Taylor Role Musician Years active 2012–present Record label 4AD | |
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Genres Electronic, ambient, PBR&B Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer Albums Tremors, Dins El Desprdre, The Wheel Similar People Banks, Kwabs, Rhye, James Blake, Chet Faker Profiles | ||
Associated acts Lana Del Rey, Banks | ||
Sohn musician
Christopher Michael Taylor, professionally known as Sohn (stylised as SOHN), is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Following the release of the 2012 EP The Wheel through Aesop, he was signed by 4AD. He released his debut album, Tremors, on 7 April 2014 followed by Rennen in January 2017.
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- Sohn musician
- Interview with multi instrumentalist songwriter and producer sohn
- Career
- Singles
- References
Interview with multi instrumentalist songwriter and producer sohn
Career
Taylor was born in South London and developed an early interest in music. After four albums, Taylor dissolved his successful project Trouble Over Tokyo and reinvented himself as Sohn. In August 2010, he released the first two songs "Warnings" and "Oscillate" under the Sohn moniker through his Soundcloud page. A month later his first EP was announced by the London-base Aesop label. The songs "The Wheel" and "Red Lines" were also streamed online, picking up critical acclaim. The EP The Wheel was released on 5 November 2012 in both digital and vinyl formats. The same year he relocated to Vienna, Austria.
On 19 April 2013, 4AD announced that it had signed Sohn. This news coincided with the first official release through 4AD, "Bloodflows", which Pitchfork described as "a vocal showcase and SOHN's most sorrowful, powerful success yet." and GorillaVsBear mentioned as "simple but mesmerizing and extremely effective video". This peaked at number one in the Amazing Radio chart on 12 May.
On 11 September 2013, the follow up track "Lessons" was published online. Released on limited 12" vinyl on 25 November 2013, the accompanying video was directed by Olivier Groulx and premiered by Dazed & Confused magazine.
Sohn's debut album was released in the week of 7 April 2014, entitled Tremors, with lead single being "Artifice".
In 2015 Taylor moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a producer for Aquilo, Banks and Kwabs, before moving to Sonoma where he began work on his second album.
In 2015 Taylor released the song 'Carry Me Home' as part of the Insurgent soundtrack. The song is played over the ending credits.
In August 2016 the single "Signal" was made available through streaming platforms. It was supported by a video featuring actress Milla Jovovich. Sohn released a lyric music video of his second single titled "Conrad" on 8 November 2016. The album Rennen was released on 13 January 2017. The tour in support features a live drummer and the vocalist Nylo.
He is married with one child.